In this lesson you, in the role of lab manager, learn how
to create lab resources that populate the lab management database.
In this tutorial, lab resources are physical machines,
virtual machines, and virtual images. In this lesson you create data
for physical machines and a virtual image.
This tutorial is based on preferences that are set for displaying
the views with icons in the left navigation. If there are no icons
in the left navigation and menus are displayed at the top of the view,
click
Preferences. Under
Action
Bar, select
Vertical. Then log
out of the product and log back in again as described in step 1.
In
this lesson, you create data for a physical machine.
To create lab resource data for a physical machine:
- Log in as Larry, the lab manager. Type larry for
the user id and larry for the password.
- In the left sidebar, point to the Lab Management icon
(
), and click Create
Machine. The Create Machine editor opens.
- At the top of the editor, complete these steps:
- Click <Enter New Machine Name>,
and type Server1 as the hostname of the machine.
- In Owner, select ADMIN.
- In Operational Status, select Available.
- Click <Click here to enter a description> and
type Beta test machine for the description
of the machine.
- In the General Info section, complete these steps:
- In Type, select PhysicalMachine.
- In Location, type 3East as
the location for the machine.
- In Administrative Status, select Enabled.
- Point to Hardware, and if necessary, click the Expand icon
(
).- In Make, select IBM.
- In Memory (MB), type 1024.
The units of memory are in megabytes.
There are
sections for providing information for CPU, L2 Interface, and IP interface.
Expand these sections to display the fields. These fields are optional,
and you do not need to provide information for them now. This is for
your information only.
- Point to Operating System, and if
necessary, click the Expand icon (
), and then click the Add icon
(
) to open the Operating System
section.- In OS Type, select Windows
XP.
- In Hostname, type Server1. There are sections for Software Patch and Version information.
Expand the sections to display the fields. These fields are optional,
and you do not need to enter information in them now. This is for
your information only.
- Point to Software, and if necessary, click the Expand icon
(
), and then click the Add icon.(
) to open the Software section.
Notice that Windows® XP displays
in the Software section. We defined the operating system type as Windows XP in the Operating
System section.- In Software Type, select RFT.
- In Name, type Rational
Functional Tester. There are sections
for Software Patch and Version information. Expand the sections to
display the fields. These fields are optional, and you do not need
to provide information for them now. This is for your information
only.
- At the top of the Create Machine editor, click Save. The new physical machine definition is added to the test
lab manager database, and the new machine name is displayed at the
top of the editor.